That doesn't sound logical.
Yes as with any phone. The rear cameras are almost always going to be 100% better
Ok, the
"100% better" is inaccurate but it's true enough.
Doesn't matter if it's logical or not.
To find the real numbers, have a look at look at the Tech Support page.
iPhone 7 Plus - Technical Specifications
The
Camera is the rear facing one and the
Video Recording section applies to that one only.
The
Face Time Camera is the one facing you and its video capabilities are included.
As you can see below,
100% better is quite an understatement.
Camera
- Dual 12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
- Wide-angle: ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture
- 2x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x
- Portrait mode
- Optical image stabilization
- Six‑element lens
- Quad-LED True Tone flash
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- Backside illumination sensor
- Hybrid IR filter
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
- Live Photos with stabilization
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Improved local tone mapping
- Exposure control
- HDR for photos
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- Timer mode
- Photo geotagging
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video Recording
- 4K video recording at 30 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- Optical image stabilization for video
- 2x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 6x (iPhone 7 Plus only)
- Quad-LED True Tone flash
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
- Playback zoom
- Video geotagging
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
FaceTime HD Camera
- 7MP camera
- 1080p HD video recording
- Retina Flash
- ƒ/2.2 aperture
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- HDR for photos
- Backside illumination sensor
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- Exposure control
- Timer mode
As wonderful as the camera is, I found the 7 Plus too big and traded it in on the Xs three years later with its better camera and more comfortable size.
